Bacteria and Viruses

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Across
  1. 2. hairlike structure that can help bacteria attach to environmental surfaces
  2. 5. aesexual form of reproduction used by some prokaryotes when a cell divides into two genetically identical cells
  3. 8. outer layer that surrounds the genetic material of a virus
  4. 10. viral replication process in which viral DNA inserts into the host cell's chromosome, may remain dormant and later activate and instruct the host cell to produce more viruses
  5. 11. form of reproduction used by some prokaryotes when cells attach to each other and exchange genetic material
Down
  1. 1. microscopic prokaryotes that can be beneficial or harmful to humans
  2. 2. protein that can cause infection and disease
  3. 3. viral replication process in which genetic material of a virus enters the host cell's cytoplasm, the cell replicates the viral DNA or RNA, and the host cell is instructed to manufacture capsids and assemble new viral particles which then leave the cell
  4. 4. dormant bacterial cell able to survive for long periods of time during extreme environmental periods
  5. 6. outer layer secreted by some prokaryotes that prevents the cell from dying out
  6. 7. nonliving strand of genetic material that cannot replicate on its own, has a nucleic acid core, a protein coat,and can invade cells and alter cellular function
  7. 9. area in a prokaryotic cell that contains a large, circular chromosome